Retracing the Historic Route of Coffee

“Rarely discussed is the other Yemen: A stunningly beautiful country. A historic center of Islamic learning. The crucial link in early trade. And, the country responsible for bringing coffee to the world.”

First, some history of coffee points.

The port of Mokha, in Yemen on the Red Sea, was the exit point of their coffee beans.

Selling coffee seedlings was forbidden in order for Yemeni merchants to maintain the monopoly on coffee.

A word many know, “mocha,” comes from the name of the port.

Many Yemeni coffees have a chocolate taste.

This article then goes into the story of getting Yemeni coffee to the 2015 Specialty Coffee Association on America’s Coffee Expo. Blue Bottle Coffee is a coffee company that made a limited edition blend of Yemeni coffee. This article is their story. “This is what angels singing tastes like.”

Note

Though there might be a bit of blood, most posts here do not contain graphic content and it will not be posted without warning. Please be aware some websites linked to do share more graphic content, especially Twitter accounts and news websites out of Yemen.